Richard Vanek - Black and White Photography

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Saturday, 1st May, 2004

Notes from 1st May 2004
[posted at 10:00 GMT]    

In my search for lower sensitive film I have tried in past few days Foma 200 Creative and Ilford FP4+. I developed both of them with Aculux 2. With Foma, which I developed next three rolls this weekend I am slowly coming to the point when I am getting out of it what I like. First rolls had quite little details in shadows. Now I am using little bit strange timing of inverting while developing. Total time is 9:30. Complete schedule is following:
1x30 sec non-stop inversion
4x60 sec two inversion in 10sec
4x30 sec one inversion
3x60 sec no inversion at all
It is rather complex and I will try to simplify. Last three minutes with no inversion really help to bring some details from shadows without burning highlights.
Example from Ilford FP4+ you can see here. And from Foma tomorrow when I will scan last two rolls which I just hanging to dry.

New photo: Having fun
[posted at 21:21 GMT]    

On my way from work I stop sometimes with my daughter at playground. Lately when I was trying some lower sensitive films I did a lot of shots kids playing there. It was much easier to be there with my daughter than alone. Nobody was really bothered and kids had fun out of me. In this shot the girls further from camera were laughing on me as I was coming closer and closer to the front girls from her back. With 50mm lens I end up about 50cm from her, maybe even closer. And than she turn to find out what is that all about.